fact sheet Georgia Department of Human Resources AIDS UPDATE NUMBER OF AIDS CASES IN GEORGIA Cumulative number of AIDS cases diagnosed in Georgia since 1981 Reported as of December 31, 2006 to the Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Team. CASES Adults/Adolescents ..................31,318 Children (<13 yrs.) .......................239 Total ........................................31,557 DEATHS Adults/Adolescents .................. 15,620 Children (<13 yrs.) .......................123 Total ........................................15,743 SEX Male ......................................... 25,254 Female .......................................6,303 RACE African American ....................20,823 White .........................................9,640 Hispanic ........................................ 876 Other .............................................218 EXPOSURE CATEGORY ADULTS/ADOLESCENTS Men who have sex with men ............................................................................................ 13,779 Injection drug use .............................................................................................................. 4,726 Heterosexual contact ......................................................................................................... 4,365 Men who have sex with men and inject drugs ................................................................... 1,522 Receipt of blood, components or tissue .................................................................................273 Other and unknown* ...........................................................................................................6,633 CHILDREN (<13 yrs.) Children born to mother with or at risk of HIV infection .................................................... 220 Receipt of blood, components or tissue .................................................................................... 6 Other and unknown* ................................................................................................................13 *Risk not specified or those with hemophilia/coagulation disorder. For more information about AIDS in Georgia, contact the Division of Public Health at (404) 657-2700. Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Communications www.dhr.georgia.gov February 2008